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title: "Mendrisio Academy Extension Competition – Arch. Consuegra"
description: "1:500 scale model for the Mendrisio Academy of Architecture extension competition: CNC-milled plaster combined with traditional techniques."
url: https://federicomelzi.com/en/portfolio/architectural-models/mendrisio-academy-extension-competition-arch-consuegra/
language: en
alternates:
  it: https://federicomelzi.com/portfolio/modelli-architettura/concorso-ampliamento-accademia-mendrisio-arch-consuegra/
author: "Federico Melzi"
---
# Mendrisio Academy Extension Competition – Arch. Consuegra

- **Type:** Architectural models
- **Scale:** 1:500
- **Materials:** Plaster, White expanded PVC
- **Client:** Arch. Consuegra
- **Location:** Mendrisio, Svizzera

1:500 scale architectural model showing, in context, the extension project for the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio. The plaster model was modified with CNC milling and rebuilt using both CNC and traditional techniques.

## Images

![White 1:500 model for the Mendrisio Academy competition, aerial view of the neighbourhood with contoured terrain and the new buildings](https://federicomelzi.com/_astro/concorso-ampliamento-accademia-mendrisio-arch-consuegra-01.CtmAw4fF_1hGgYE.jpg)

![1:500 plaster model for the Mendrisio Academy competition in sunlight on cobbles, showing a courtyard block, a cylindrical volume and nearby houses](https://federicomelzi.com/_astro/concorso-ampliamento-accademia-mendrisio-arch-consuegra-02.xU2tjsX6_esCmq.jpg)

By: [Federico Melzi](https://federicomelzi.com/en/about/) · [Portfolio](https://federicomelzi.com/en/)